Elmo and Big Bird talk about their emotions
NPR (National Public Radio) published an article on May 5, 2017, discussing how Muppet videos could be used to help refugee children learn about ways to deal with their emotions. "Elmo and Big Bird have lots of experience teaching children everything from the ABCs to autism. Soon, they could be bringing smiles — and education — to millions of refugee children forced from their homes in Syria, Iraq and other war-torn countries."
Videos in this article show Elmo dealing with his own emotions and Big Bird talking about feeling left out because he is different:
http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/05/526775562/when-elmo-and-big-bird-talk-to-refugees
But according to the article, people who work with refugee children warn that not all the ideas and values in these videos will work well for all children. The Big Bird video may have a difficult or confusing message for some refugee children.
"Cairo Arafat, who oversees production of the Arabic language Sesame Street from Abu Dhabi, urged her colleagues not to make assumptions that refugees will share their values such as inclusivity...'In many of these populations,' she said, 'children are still taught, 'No. Be wary of the people who don't talk like you, don't look like you or come from a different sect.' "
"With the special conditions facing refugees — including security issues — Arafat advised careful thinking about what they would like to teach."
The lesson for everyone is that people have different ideas about what is important in life, and we need to respect all these different ideas, even when we are sure that our ideas are right.
Videos in this article show Elmo dealing with his own emotions and Big Bird talking about feeling left out because he is different:
http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/05/526775562/when-elmo-and-big-bird-talk-to-refugees
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| Big Bird, Michelle Obama and Billy Eichner |
"Cairo Arafat, who oversees production of the Arabic language Sesame Street from Abu Dhabi, urged her colleagues not to make assumptions that refugees will share their values such as inclusivity...'In many of these populations,' she said, 'children are still taught, 'No. Be wary of the people who don't talk like you, don't look like you or come from a different sect.' "
"With the special conditions facing refugees — including security issues — Arafat advised careful thinking about what they would like to teach."
The lesson for everyone is that people have different ideas about what is important in life, and we need to respect all these different ideas, even when we are sure that our ideas are right.
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